Cash-box.



B. G. STIMMEL.

CASH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI19,1910. RENEWED OOT.25,1B12.

Patented June 10, 1913.

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BnANsoN c. STIMMEL, or PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA, AssIeNon 'ro enoaan L.

STIMMEL, or NEW YORK, Y.

CASH-B 0X.

Patented June 10, 1 913.

Application filed June 9, 1910, Seria1 No. 566,009. 4 Renewed October 25, 1912. Serial No. 727,787.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, BRANSON C. ST'IMMEL, a resident of Philadelphiznin the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cash-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

-Th1S invention relates to cabinets for use for various purposes, and more particularly to be used as cash boxes, either portable boxes or contained within the cash drawer of cash registers or the like.

The object of the invention is to provide a box forthe pur ose stated whereby the coins or other artic es contained therein can be readily removed, and particularly whereby the contents of any compartment or tray therein can be readily emptied out.

In'the use of cash boxes and cash drawers of cash registers it is necessary to transfer every mornin and nightthe coins from the box to the'sa e and to count them. On account of the construction of the coin receptacles as found in most cash boxes it is difficult to get the last of the small coins out of the receptacles or trays, and in any event it consumes time and soils the hands more or less. By-my inventionthis difliculty is overcome, the various trays or receptacles being so formed that the coins can be readily taken therefromwhen making change and at the end of .theday the entire contents can be readily dumped into the hand.

The invention comprises the construction and arrangement of box hereinafter described and claimed, L

In the accomfpany'ing drawing Figure l is a plan view 0 the improved box with the cover removed; Fi 2 is a transverse section on an enlarged s Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line 3+3, Fig. 1; and Figs. 4: and 5 are 1 respectively side and cross sectional views of one of the. coin trays or receptacles.

The box shown is of general rectangular form, comprising the front wall2, rear wall 3 and end walls 4, and a suitable bottom 5. The box is divided "longitudinally and transversely by partitions or bars 6 into a number of'compartments or ,-divisi ons 7 8 and 9, 9, said c'ompartments or divisions being of thenecessary' size for the coins orother articles to be placed therein. When' used for a cash box the compartment 7 can be used' for bills, the compartment 8 for cale. on the-line 2-2,

as shown in the drawings.

at 15. The receptacles can be swung of the skeleton frame or cover must slivghhtly large coins and the compartments 9 for the small coins.

To facilitate .the removal of the coins or bills from the various compartments or divisions there is placed in each a receptacle or tray 12 of a size to fit the compartment or division and preferably having its bottom rounded or slopin upwardly at the front side, as at 13, so t at the com or other article contained therein can be drawn outwardly by a sliding movement. To facilitate emptying the receptacles 'or trays, they are either. loosely placed in the several compartments or divisions so that they can be bodily lifted out, or are hin ed at one edge,

or instance, ,t e receptacles .in the compartments 9 are hin ed at their forward edges, as at 14, whi e the receptacles in the compartments 7 and 8. are hinged at one. oftheir ends, as on these hinges and turned practically upside down, so as to empty the contents into the hand or other receptacle.

The several. receptacles are preferably provided on their edges with horizontally projecting flanges 16, which rest upon the tops of the partitions or dividing bars and the side and end walls, and thus support said receptacles or trays. The free edges of the receptacles may, if desired, be provided with a tab, depression or the like, shown at 17, which can be engaged by the finger when it is desired to lift the receptacles todump the contents.

To retain the several receptacles in place so that they .cannot be accidentally knocked out or tipped, I provide a suitable skeleton frame 18 hinged at one edge as at 19, and adapted to be fastened down at its opposite edge by a spring or similar easily manipulated catch 20 and havin longitudinal and cross bars '21, corresponding to the partitions or dividing bars 5 so as to lie over the latter and leave the tops of the-various compartments open. The longitudinal and cross bars of this skeleton frame or cover are wide enough to overhang the edges of the various receptacles, so as to prevent the latter from" accidentally rising. If the receptacles are not provided with edgeflanges 16, then obviously the cross and longitudmal bars 21 overhang the receptacles themselves. en, however, the several receptacles are provided with edge flanges, as shown, thenthe Inn 'tudinal' andtransverse cross bars of the ske eton frame or cover need be only wide enough to overlap the edges of these flanges, as shown in Fig. 3, and without projectingbeyond the vertical walls of the receptacles, thereby leaving the receptacles entirely open for the removal of the coins or other con- In this case the partitions or divid tion may be em loyed. So too the dividing .members 6 nee notbe-solidpaititions but can comprise ribs or bars properly located ,the receptacles.

'as acash drawer.

and adapted to support the flanges ofrthereceptacles. These dividing members will ofco'urse be arranged in any wag to provide 1v1s1onsfor the desired'mimber and sizes'o'f When the invention is used in connection with 'cash drawers of cash-registers, or other like drawers, the'dra'wer itself can form the walls of the box or cabinet, and the bottom of the drawer will form the bottom of the box or cabinet as will be'readily understood. By the term cabinet, as used in the claims itis intended'to cover not, only a portable box, but one which is in efiect a cabinet, such The box or cabinet described isiadapted for hplding various articles, although specially designed as a cashor coin box from which change can be made during the day. Thecoins or other articles contained the several'receptacles can bereadily taken out "ofthe same, and when it is desired to empty the, receptacles it is merely necessary to swing back the. skeleton frame or cover 18, afteriwhich 'eacliwone of the receptacles can be swung onits hinges until practically upsid'e down todump its contents. 7

- What idem n 1. A cabinet comprising case arranged to be open at the top' when'inuse,open-top basin-shaped trayso'r receptaclesin said case 50 arranged to; be tipped forwardly. and upwardly out of normal position to' -du'mp the contents, "andgmeans for'restraini'ng said 'placemer'lt when thecase isji'i'n use;

2. A. cabinet comprising :a ase arranged to beopen at the top whenini' use andopentop basin-shaped trays .or: receptacles nor- I mally. resting within said,caseg saidtraysor receptacles being hmgedtosaidcaseat their ;can be swung to dump its contents.

belts. trays orreceptacles, gainst accidental disforwardly" and partly turned over.

front edges, whereby they can be tipped '3. A cabinet comprising a case arranged y to be open at the top when in use, open-top receptacles or trays with sloping front walls and hinged to said case and arranged to be partly turned over to dump the contents.

4. A jcabinet comprising a case arra nged I to be open at the top when inuse, members dividing said case into a plurality of'divi sions,.and open-top receptacles or trays with sloping front walls located in said d1v1s10ns separately movable out of normal position to dump the. contents, said receptacles or trays having edged flanges, resting on the upper edges of said dividing members. I;

5. A cabinet comprising-aYcase arranged to be. open at the top when in use, open-top receptaclesor. trays front walls andhinge to said case to permit them being partly turned over to dump the.

contents, and askeleton frame fitting over saidreceptacles or trays andarranged to hold them from accidental displacement.-

rovi ed with sloping GrA cabinet comprising a case'arra'nged upper edges of t ediv'idingmembers, and a skeleton frame fitting over the case and v over-lapping the flanges on the receptacles ortraysand arran displacement. 1

members dividing the same .into a plurality of divlsions, andxan open-top receptacle or tray in \eachdivision and hinged so that 1t 8 .-A cabinet comprising a case having members dividing-the same into 'a plurality ged tojhold the latter, from I .i '95 7. A. cabinet comprising a-ease having ofdivisions, a receptacle or tray in each divi- 'sion and provided 'with edge, flan adapted to'overlap the dividing mem ers, said dividin'g members being:v of a widthjsuflii n o Ieceive theedge flanges of adjacent. receptacles or trays, andqa skeleton frame fitting over said case and hav ng bars corresponding position to said dividlng mem lnit'es'timony whereof, I have hereunto set *my hand.

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